Special Education Timeline

Earliest documented Special Education

1800

Earliest special education was meant to serve students who were blind and/or deaf. aka sensory deficit

Brown vs Board of Education

1954

Case that ended legal segregation in schools that created a launching point for desegregating students with disabilities from general education classrooms

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

1965

Addressed the inequality of educational opportunities for children with disabilities. This legislation provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education.

Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)

1971

Case that mandated that educational placement decisions must include a process of parental participation and a means to resolve disputes.

Congressional Investigation

1972

Congress launches an investigation into the status of children with disabilities and found that millions of children were not receiving an appropriate education FAPE

Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act

1975

P.L. 94-142 guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability.

Born

Nov 17, 1984

born in Akron, OH

Sister graduated from University of Akron as an Intervention Specialist K-12

1997

IDEA Compliance Report: "States Ignore Special Ed Law"

2000

NCD finds that federal efforts to enforce the law over several Administrations have been inconsistent and ineffective.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

major terrorist event in the US that killed 2,996 people

Graduated from high school

2003

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

2004

Congress increased the focus on accountability and improved outcomes by emphasizing reading, early intervention, and research-based instruction by requiring that special education teachers be highly qualified.

Graduated with AS from WTCC

2019

Transferred to NC State

2020